Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-17

discovery that the pupils had surrepti-
tiously pinned card on the door after
the school hour, which read: "Exam!na-
tion day! No visitors admitted this after
noon"
ELECTRICAL heating stoves are being
introduced in Frasce, peculiar feature
of their construction being that the wires
are let through aperatures formed in
plates of refractory clay and plumbago.
These plates are not enclosed, but are
left exposed so that the air can circulate
very freely through the aperture where it
comes in contact with the red hot wires
Wire bobbins are inserted in the apera-
lures, leach bobbin forming part of the
electric circuit, and all being connected
for quantity; the bobbins are heated by
the passage of the electric current, and
serve to heat the air as it passes to and
fro over them.
The most delicious chocolate now takes
the place of afternoon tea, or is handed
at an evening reception when it is desire
ed to have simple elegance. 1t is re-
quired TO have tablespoonful of grated
chocolate and the yolk of an egg to each
pint of milk This should fill four cups.
Bolt the milk and add the paste of the
chocolate, which has been mixed smooth
with a spoonful of water. Put in the
yolk of the egg, simmer for ten minutes,
then add loaf sugar as you think best
and boil up once again. At the last mo-
lnent have the whites of the eggs frothed
and stir in about half of them, reserv-
ing the other half, frothed with some
powdered sugar to put in cream pitcher
and add a spoonful from it to the top of
each cup as it is served. You can in
crease the proportion of yolks and eggs,
bat be careful not to boil any of the
white with the chocolate; it must merely
be added to the steaming beverage as it
comes from the fire.
J. G.. WINNER, a well-known matchmaker
of Wilmington, N. c., reports remark
able discovery. In taking observations
of the sun in his business of regulating
and adjusting chronometers for masters
of vessels arriving at Wilmington, he
found on the Sd inst that the mean solar
time was 10 minutes 10 Clio seconds slow
er than 1t was on the % of February,
when observations were last taken. Win
ner is satisfied that his instruments were
in perfect order and his calculations cor
rect, and was particular in having the
latter verified by competent parties.
Saturday he telegraphed the result of his
observations TO the national observatory.
If Winner is correct in his observations
and calculations, this loss of time shows
that the earth has been retarded in It's
revolutions in six days--from Feb 20
to March 80 minutes and 10 G-10
seconds. This loss of time makes a diff
ference of over 152 miles in calculating
longitude.
SOMETHING of an idea of the magnitude
of the fisheries industry may be gained
from the following figures; In New
England during last year, 1856 vessels,
with an aggregate of l15, l30 tons burden
carrying 1896 men, sold the following
amount of fish: 81, S63 ,;}64 pounds of salt
cod, 19,726,4S3 pounds of fresh cod, 29,-
s95013 pounds of other ground fish from
Georges and Browns bank and the New
England shore, 47,44S,076 pounds of
Grand and Western banks salt cod, 49,
1874, 694 pounds fresh halibut, 1874 bar
rels of herring, 1926 barrels of salt
mackerel 80, 399 barrels of fresh mack
erel, 7.135 barrels of squid, 9l5,-
40 pounds of food fish from
traps, nets and beats 517S,535
pounds of fish from traps used for fer
tilizing. The reports from the menhaien
steamers are not complete, bat twenty
four of them landed 470,022 barrels OF
menhaden The total amount of food
fish landed in Gloucester last year was
91,95I,879 pounds. The grand total, in
GLIDING the Atlantic, Pacific and lakes
from the last United States census, is as
follows Number of vessels, 7,002 ton
mage us, 4467l, which does not include
any tonnage of the lakes or Pacific; mum
Der of boats, 9,302i fishermen employed
afoat, 94,l7l; number of shore men, o.
532; fishing products, l.693,575,019
pounds; capital invested, $35 ,e04,555.